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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-02-16, Page 13■w THE TIMESADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1«, 1954 Snow Removal Major Job At Centralia rS Four Great Names mcclary, international, Lincoln- emco "A MXUf. Of Holing Satisfaction” SNOW BLOWER IN ACTION—Besides the‘blower shown here, RCAF Centralia uses high speed plows that push snow from the tarmac and hangar areas into piles that are twice the size of a man. Snow blowers are used on runways to prevent huge snow piles along the edges that could cause an aircraft to crash, By ROBERT HIMPFEN “iSnow removal and ice con trol are problems encountered by everyone in this country of ours. It may be a matter of only shovel ling out a driveway, or clearing off a sidewalk, .or even maintain- img an upright position on icy streets, “For a flying training school the problem is increased ton-fold, and becomes a major one in keep ing runways free from -snow and ice, and serviceable at all times. When the.storm ends the air craft must fly.” IF/L R, S. Hicks, 'Chief Engin eering ■■Officer at tRCAF (Station Centralia, the man who made the -statement above, has -touched very lightly on a subject that keeps three shifts of nine men each, and. *ten vehicles going from October to April, Along with 'the vehicles', snow .and port and •lers tan't accidents and loss of life. The Mobile Equipment sec tion—’the people responsible for keeping ’Centralia’s runways open ice removal on .a busy air requires a number of rollers sweeper brooms. These rol- and brooms play an impor- part in preventing numerous at all times—work in close con junction with the station weather ,p files. Whenever there is the slightest possibility Qf snow or freezing rain, Sgt iQardiner-—the Snow ’Chief—is notified. His prews, which are made up pt ex perienced civilian and Air (Force people, stand by to remove as much as 9.6” of snow in the shortest time possible. The giant snow blowers, which blow tons of snow off the run ways, are only part of <the oper ations that keep„iCentralia’s runways open while" other air bases are closed, The rollers, which weigh slightly more than a ton each, are dragged along the ed ges of each runway to flatten the snow, which if allowed to pile up when plowed—like the snow along the highways—>could mean a terrific loss of life and •aircrft. If a pilot does find him self swinging off the runway, he can continue to roll in hard packed rolled snow without nosing over. ’Sand ’stored at roopi tempera ture 80 °F, is sprayed lightly along runways when icing con ditions are prevalent. Heavy sanding can cause almost as much damage to aircraft as sanding -at all. Jets stick up for eign material on runways1 and sand being snooped into turbines can cause a lot of damage. Sand also can cause damage to -the un dercarriage of other aircraft. Cal cium sand ip used on the station road®. Although keeping the flying section of the station in oper ation is the Snow Chief'® first job, ‘the tarmac, station roads fire and ambulance roads, and PMQ roads must also be kept free. Grand Bend Station, a de tachment of 'Centralia, must al ways have one runway open in case of emergency. The snow re moval crews from ’Centralia travel to Grand Bend when the first warning of snow is called in. Snow and ice removal at Cen tralia is a twenty-four hour job that requires skilled operators to help 'Centralia and Canada to fulfill its NATO comitments. These comitments call for the graduation of NATO students Who can fly in any kind of weath er. Keeping our runways clear and safe at all times is a big job when aircraft and student must fly to fulfill a pledge. ALF ANDRUS 403 ANDREW ST. 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